Recommendations and tips for the learner

We’re glad that you’re starting your language studies with Speakly!
Here are some tips you should consider to make sure your course is
effective and successful:

1. Practice with Speakly every day. Small steps lead to great results—if
your daily goal is 5 words, you will learn 150 new words in a month;
if your daily goal is 15 words, you will learn 450 new words in a
month; if your daily goal is 30 words, you will learn 900 new words
in a month.

2. Complete a listening exercise every day. Do the same listening exercise

without changing it for 5 – 7 days in a row (preferably at least 15 – 20
minutes a day) to get used to the sound and rhythm of the language and to
become familiar with the words used in the exercise.

You can also play the listening exercise in the background when you are
doing other things (e.g., driving, walking, doing chores, standing in line at a
store, etc.). The purpose of the listening exercise is to create a language
environment in your life that will help you get used to the nuances of the
language and help you learn the language more easily. It is for these
reasons that it is important not to change your listening exercise more
often than every 5 days and to listen to one exercise consistently.

3. Create your own list of sentences based on those found on Speakly and
in the LIVE© language class. Practice these phrases every day.

4. To improve your pronunciation, repeat the sentences your tutor sends

you after the meeting aloud for 10 – 15 minutes every day. You can use
Google Translate (translate.google.com) to practice sentence pronunciation
—type sentences into the translation window on Google Translate, listen,
and repeat the sentences as accurately as possible. Also, repeat all of the
sentences when you’re learning with Speakly.

This daily imitation of the foreign language is one of the most important
elements of learning. Practice saying sentences out loud even if you are
already fluent in the language.
Repeating the correct pronunciation will help you achieve authentic
pronunciation in a foreign language, turn passive language skills into active
skills, and make communication freer and more fluent. When learning,
never focus on learning pronunciation rules, but on mimicking real,
corrected sentences. Our experience clearly shows that those who use our
methodology will start to articulate authentic speech in about a month.
The acquisition of language as a whole is much faster and more natural if it
is not done through simplified rules.

5. When studying, take your learning style (visual,

auditory, or kinesthetic) into account—this way,
you will acquire new material more quickly.

For example, if you are a visual learner, make sure that

you are alone in the room when repeating the sentences, that there is no
TV or music playing in the background, that you are away from a window
or something else that could grab your attention. It is a good idea for you
to repeat the sentences while wearing headphones.

If you are an auditory learner, close your eyes each time you repeat a
sentence aloud.

If you are a kinesthetic learner, make sure to have a cup of hot coffee or
tea, chocolate, or something else that you enjoy at hand. Repeat
sentences, for example, while sitting at the kitchen table, because in your
memory, the kitchen environment is associated with pleasant emotions
and tastes. Do not repeat sentences for more than 15 minutes at a time.
Take a break every 15 minutes to eat something tasty.

Be sure to implement these recommendations as they consider how

your body and memory work to remember information.

6. If you are learning a new verb form, see if you can form other
inflections and tenses of the same verb by yourself. If necessary,
repeat the verb inflections and tenses each time you encounter a
verb.
7.By learning a little every day, you will achieve better results than by
learning a larger volume fewer times per week . Make time to study . If
necessary, dedicate a set amount of time for daily studies.

8. Find the idle moments of the day—even a few minutes at a time—

and use them to study. For example, you can learn words while waiting
for the bus or standing in line at the checkout. You can listen to
listening exercises, etc. while driving or cooking. This way, you will end
up spending a considerable amount of time studying every day.

9. Surround yourself with the language as much as possible—set the

language you are learning as the interface language of your
smartphone, computer, and social media accounts. Listen to music in
the language you are learning, watch movies and TV series, and read
the news.

10. Find ways to use the language on a daily basis. Speak the
language as often as possible with foreigners, colleagues, or
enthusiastic friends. Don't be afraid to make mistakes. By
making and learning from mistakes, your language skills will
develop faster than if you were to try to avoid mistakes at all costs.
However, if you’re still reluctant to speak for the fear of making
mistakes, remember how happy and supportive you are when a
foreigner speaks your language.

Have fun studying!

The Speakly team